Editors: Terri Windling
and Midori Snyder
Book Reviewers: Jamie Bluth,
Kathleen Chen,
Elizabeth Genco, and
Helen Pilinovsky
Copy editing: Jamie Bluth
This 20th Anniversary Issue is
dedicated to Thomas Canty,
for there would have been no
Endicott without him,
and to Ellen Kushner &
Delia Sherman, who have
been at the heart of all
things Endicott for 20 years.
Art on this page
Crumbs by Jeanie Tomanek
Sleeping Beauty by Jennie Harbour
Beauty and the Beast by Eleanor Vere Boyle
Briar Rose by Edward Burne–Jones
Brother and Sister by Adrienne Ségur
Little Red Riding Hood by Walter Crane
Bluebeard by Arthur Rackham
Beauty by Walter Crane
Furball by Margaret Evans Price
Letter from the Editor's Desk
“Welcome to our 20th Anniversary Fairy Tale Issue, featuring a mix of new works and updated, expanded articles from the Endicott archives . . .”
Rapunzel
“At its root this is a story about puberty and sexual desire . . .”
Sleeping Beauty
“In the oldest versions, we rediscover some of Sleeping Beauty's original wit and strength . . .”
Little Red Riding Hood
“The wolf is more than just a symbol of the dangers of deception; he is the agent of change . . .”
The Armless Maiden
“The narrative is about female rites of passage to adulthood, but within the story is the troubling echo of abuse . . .”
Cinderella
“Cinderella's tale, as we know it today, is subtly altered from the Ash Girl tales handed for at least a thousand years . . .”
The Blindman's Daughter
“This Korean tale has the same prominence as the stories of Cinderella and Snow White in the west . . .”
Beauty and the Beast
“I was disturbed by the liberties taken by Disney Studios when they changed classic elements of the tale . . .”
Snow White
“The Snow White theme is one of the darkest and strangest to be found in the fairy tale canon . . .”
The Arabian Nights
“Everything you think you know about the Arabian Nights is probably wrong . . .”
Bluebeard
“The history of Bluebeard has been a source of debate among fairy tale scholars . . .”
King Rat
“'I am not entirely without friends,' the blond man said. 'Here is King Rat to make your acquaintance.' . . .”
The Princess and the Ghost
“She knows her own story from start to finish, and knows exactly what happened to make it all go wrong . . .”
Briar Rose
“The briars pricked her skin; the tattooist drew drops of blood down her legs . . .”
Godmother Death
“Death does not know how to lie. She does not need to . . .”
Donkeyskin, Deerskin, Allerleirauh
“The symbols of the story serve as bridges to deeper truths which cannot be easily articulated . . .”
Brother and Sister
“In the fairy tale, being seen and recognized brings nothing less than resurrection . . .”
The Monkey Girl
“I remember the thrill I felt recognizing a kindred spirit the first time I encountered the 'Monkey Girl' . . .”
Transformations
“Every child needs a fairy godmother, someone to turn to in times of peril . . .”
Fairy Tale Theatre
“The story is told through image, and we must fill these images with energy and meaning . . .”
Baba Yaga in Russian Film
“The films of the Baba Yaga legend reflect a history of the Soviet Union's political self-awareness . . .”
Allerleirauh Reveals Her True Self to the Prince
Conversation with the Stepmother, at the Wedding
White Bird Sister: Chu Revisits the Past